Xp updates after a repair install

[Hawkins]

I have an early edition of XP installed and I have a slipstreamed a bootable
CD with SP2. I ran a repair install, which apart from a couple of non
Windows program errors, seemed to have worked. So I went to the Windows
update site and after the latest installer and WGA were installed I was able
to download a total of 77 critical and security updates. These were
validated as part of the download process but when I pressed the install
button the whole lot failed and the message said try again. I did this but
still no luck.
Is there something I missed such as only accepting a few of the updates at a
time and if so which ones should be selected first and which should be left
for a second or third batch of updates?

Richard.

 

[DMcCunney]

"Hawkins" wrote:
> I have an early edition of XP installed and I have a slipstreamed a bootable
> CD with SP2. I ran a repair install, which apart from a couple of non
> Windows program errors, seemed to have worked. So I went to the Windows
> update site and after the latest installer and WGA were installed I was able
> to download a total of 77 critical and security updates. These were
> validated as part of the download process but when I pressed the install
> button the whole lot failed and the message said try again. I did this but
> still no luck.
> Is there something I missed such as only accepting a few of the updates at a
> time and if so which ones should be selected first and which should be left
> for a second or third batch of updates?

I'm having exactly the same problem. I dual-boot Win2K SP4 and WinXP SP2. I
prefer to do a clean install of a new OS to a new drive, rather than using
paritions. I encountered hardware problems, and had to re-install XP to a
different drive. This worked, but broke dual boot. If I re-install Win2K, I
can boot into it, but WinXP fails. If I re-install XP, I can boot to it, but
Win2K fails.

Most recently, I did a clean re-install of 2K, as though it were a fresh
installation. This enabled it to boot, but broke the existing XP
installation. I did a repair install of XP. This allowed XP to boot, but
rolled XP back to SP2 state, minus the 80+ critical patches since, and also
broke Windows Update. Packages download, but all fail to install.

I've already gone through various MS Knowledge Base articles related to the
issues and performed the suggested steps to no avail.

I *could* do a clean re-install of XP, which *would* solve the problem. But
I would have to re-install all of my software, since doing so zeroes the
registry. And I've had to re-install XP so many times I can no longer
authenticate over the Internet. I have to call and speak to a rep.

This has been time-consuming, extremely tedious, and thoroughly frustrating.

I want a working dual-boot setup with Win2K SP4 and WinXP SP2 with curent
path levels, but anything I do to fix one seems to break the other.

Suggestions will be deeply appreciated.

> Richard.
______
Dennis

 

[NickG]

Hawkins, I had exactly the same problem but followed the fix below which I
got from a post in this forum from a couple of days ago.

Nick

Paul W wrote:
> My PC is running XP SP2, and had to run the XP 'Repair' function
> to resolve a PC problem. 'Repair' ran smoothly and all seemed ok.
> But now i have been prompted to install new updates (PC is set up
> auto-update). I run them, but get the message 'failed to install'
> (no error codes that i can see either). the prompt for 'new updates
> waiting' reappears again. Stuck in a loop.
>
> I tried logging on to Update website, searching for updates and
> selecting 'Express Download'. Download initialises but then stops,
> with the message 'failed to install'. The Update Centre error
> message is 'Look at your recent history files'. I click on 'Recent
> Hsitory, only to be told i need to run Update first. Another loop.
>
> Any ideas on what is happening and how to resolve?

Try one (or both) of these:
(You may be able to do - and should likely - Solution (1) combined with 3-6
of solution (2))

Solution to try (1):

Get Dial-a-Fix:
http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix

Use its options to fix:
- Windows Installer
- Windows Update
- All the Registration Center options

Turn off the "Empty System32\Catroot 2"
Do NOT do "Flush SoftwareDistribution".
Then click "GO"... May take a while.

Reboot when it is done...



"DMcCunney" wrote:

> "Hawkins" wrote:
> > I have an early edition of XP installed and I have a slipstreamed a bootable
> > CD with SP2. I ran a repair install, which apart from a couple of non
> > Windows program errors, seemed to have worked. So I went to the Windows
> > update site and after the latest installer and WGA were installed I was able
> > to download a total of 77 critical and security updates. These were
> > validated as part of the download process but when I pressed the install
> > button the whole lot failed and the message said try again. I did this but
> > still no luck.
> > Is there something I missed such as only accepting a few of the updates at a
> > time and if so which ones should be selected first and which should be left
> > for a second or third batch of updates?
>
> I'm having exactly the same problem. I dual-boot Win2K SP4 and WinXP SP2. I
> prefer to do a clean install of a new OS to a new drive, rather than using
> paritions. I encountered hardware problems, and had to re-install XP to a
> different drive. This worked, but broke dual boot. If I re-install Win2K, I
> can boot into it, but WinXP fails. If I re-install XP, I can boot to it, but
> Win2K fails.
>
> Most recently, I did a clean re-install of 2K, as though it were a fresh
> installation. This enabled it to boot, but broke the existing XP
> installation. I did a repair install of XP. This allowed XP to boot, but
> rolled XP back to SP2 state, minus the 80+ critical patches since, and also
> broke Windows Update. Packages download, but all fail to install.
>
> I've already gone through various MS Knowledge Base articles related to the
> issues and performed the suggested steps to no avail.
>
> I *could* do a clean re-install of XP, which *would* solve the problem. But
> I would have to re-install all of my software, since doing so zeroes the
> registry. And I've had to re-install XP so many times I can no longer
> authenticate over the Internet. I have to call and speak to a rep.
>
> This has been time-consuming, extremely tedious, and thoroughly frustrating.
>
> I want a working dual-boot setup with Win2K SP4 and WinXP SP2 with curent
> path levels, but anything I do to fix one seems to break the other.
>
> Suggestions will be deeply appreciated.
>
> > Richard.
> ______
> Dennis
>

 

[DMcCunney]

"NickG" wrote:
> Hawkins, I had exactly the same problem but followed the fix below which I
> got from a post in this forum from a couple of days ago.
>
> Nick
>
> Try one (or both) of these:
> (You may be able to do - and should likely - Solution (1) combined with 3-6
> of solution (2))
>
> Solution to try (1):
>
> Get Dial-a-Fix:
> http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix

Subsequent to my reply to Hawkins, I tried the fix suggested by Bulldognaser:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/910359

Downloading and running the Guided Help opprogram fixed ny problem, and
critical patches are applying as I speak.

Now, if I can figure out how to get dual boot working again...

Thanks to all.
______
Dennis

 

[GSvajger]

"DMcCunney" wrote:
> Subsequent to my reply to Hawkins, I tried the fix suggested by Bulldognaser:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/910359
>
> Downloading and running the Guided Help opprogram fixed ny problem, and
> critical patches are applying as I speak.
>
> Now, if I can figure out how to get dual boot working again...
>
> Thanks to all.
> ______
> Dennis

This apparently helped me as well as the updates are applying at the moment.
The funny thing is that I never got to see the actual error message/code, I
just got the "Updates failed to install" report with nothing whatsoever in
EventLog.

As for dual boot, it works for me (after the damn XP repair installation),
but the Win2000 installation was the one that borked the XP so I had to
repair it. Now I'll know to backup ntldr and that other file when I reinstall
Win2000. Shame I didn't read up earlier, really.